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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Asheville, NC · July 17, 1983

Date: July 17, 1983 · 11:10 local
Place: Asheville, NC
Airport: Asheville
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N55703
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL83LA279
Reported as: Piper PA28140
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 864 total46 in this make and model46 in the last 90 days

N55703Registration cancelled Jul 29, 1997 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 287325462 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140

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What happened

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Became lost in marginal weather. Exhausted fuel. Flipped over on landing on freeway by turbulence from a 18 wheeler

As the FAA filed it

BECAME LOST IN MARGINAL WEATHER. EXHAUSTED FUEL. FLIPPED OVER ON LANDING ON FREEWAY BY TURBULENCE FROM A 18 WHEELER

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL83LA279Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAsheville, NCThe plt departed on a x-country flt without obtaining a wx briefing. He indicated that during the flt, he was flying over a broken sky condition & reported that the VOR went bad. After flying about 5 hrs, he became unsure of his location. With the fuel…Jul 17, 1983 · Substantial damage